Bequest to Support Postprofessional Scholarships for Emerging Researchers

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Bequest to Support Postprofessional Scholarships for Emerging Researchers

Marilyn
Mount, PT, a prolific member of the Ohio physical therapy community, who passed
away last August, has left a bequest of $32,000 to the Foundation for Physical
Therapy, which will be designated toward the Florence P. Kendall Doctoral
Scholarship Fund.

Mount
was the recipient of numerous awards and accolades for her lifelong service to
the physical therapy profession, some of which include: from the Ohio Chapter,
Physical Therapist of the Year (1997), Outstanding Service Award from the
Northeast District (2003), and Meritorious Service Award (2008); the Viking
Shield Award from Cleveland State University's Physical Therapy Program (2011);
and the Crains Cleveland Business Health Care Heroes Award for Allied Health
(2012).